On September 15, Samashti International School were runaway victors against Gowtham Model School, Thirumulgherry, scoring fourteen goals while keeping a clean sheet in a girls U-19 fixture.
In the boys U-15 category, a thrilling contest between St. Peters High School, Bowenpally and Greenwich Academy stood out. In a tight affair, St. Peters High School, Bowenpally claimed the tie 3-2 to advance to the next round.
A couple of exciting encounters went to the penalties in the Boys U-15 category. Samashti International School edged past Govt. High School, NBT Nagar 3-2 in penalties, after they ended tied at 2-2 after regulation time. Gowtham Model School, Thirumulgherry got past the challenge of Ambitus World School by 3-1 on penalties after they were held to a 1-1 draw in stipulated time.
On September 16, Kennedy High The Global School put up an impressive performance, scoring 13 goals without any response against St. Joseph's English Medium School in a girls U-19 game. In another fixture in the same category, Ganges Valley put six in the back of the net against Samashti International School in a clinical display.
The action continued on September 17 in the Boys U-21 and Girls U-19 categories.
Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Tech defeated Badruka College Of Commerce and Arts 7-1 in the Boys U-21 category, in a highly one-sided affair. Elsewhere, in the Girls U-19 category, Institue Of Aeronautical Engineering - IARE Dundigal trounced Malla Reddy Engineering College 4-0.
On September 18, round two of the knockout fixtures commenced in Hyderabad.
Sreenidhi International School scored a whopping nine goals without any response to defeat St. Andrews School, Bowenpally in the Boys U-19 category. Additionally, in the Boys U-21 category, Babu Jagjivan Ram Govt Degree College were 6-0 victors against Muffakhamjah College of Engineering And Tech.
On September 20, in a Boys U-19 fixture, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Golconda bested St. Mary's Centenary Jr. College 8-2, in a dominant display. Meanwhile, Lords Institute Of Engineering And Tech got the better of Institute Of Aeronautical Engineering, beating them 4-1 in the Boys U-21 category.
In a Girls U-19 clash, Pudami Neighbourhood School, Nagaram grinded out a victory against Govt. High School NBT Nagar, besting them 1-0.
Whereas, Govt. Boys High School, Risala Bazar Golconda strolled to a comfortable 4-1 victory against Pudami Neighbourhood School, Nagaram in a Boys U-15 match.
In the September 23 leg of fixtures, Babu Jagjivan Ram Govt Degree College stole the show with a stellar performance to beat Wesley Degree College, Secunderabad 6-1 in the Boys U-21 category.
Meanwhile, in a boys U-17 game, The Future Kids School and Birla Open Minds International School battled it out in an intense goalless draw. The Future Kids School eventually won the game on penalties with a score of 5-4.
The RFYS football season in the South Zone has been off to a flying start with much more yet to come. Stay tuned for more updates.
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